About this episode

Brandon Roth interviews Paul Lewis about agency lending and financing through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Paul Lewis is the National Director of Agency Financing for IPA Capital Markets. Prior to joining IPA, Paul spent over 23 years at Fannie Mae heading several production and credit teams that support its multifamily lenders. Our conversation covered many topics, such as: - Overview of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - The asset types they'll finance - How the securitization process works - Agency underwriting - Factors that influence pricing - How the agencies treat ground leases, PACE, and ...

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Roth

Guest: Paul Lewis

Topics covered

• Agency Lending
• Fannie Mae
• Freddie Mac
• Securitization Process
• Agency Underwriting
• Pricing Factors

Keywords

• Agency Financing
• Multifamily Lenders
• Securitization
• Underwriting
• Pricing
• Ground Leases
• PACE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IPA Capital Markets, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

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